by Scott | Oct 28, 2010 | Interviews
Eric Margolis, foreign correspondent and author of War at the Top of the World and American Raj, discusses Yemen’s unique geography and history, increased US interest in Yemen following the discovery of oil there, how numerous government-opposition groups with...
by Scott | Oct 20, 2010 | Interviews
Eric Margolis, foreign correspondent and author of War at the Top of the World and American Raj, discusses the longstanding corruption of Pakistan’s civilian leadership and judicial system, the hidden and undemocratic method of U.S. war funding and why...
by Scott | Sep 20, 2010 | Interviews
This interview is excerpted from the KPFK 90.7 FM Los Angeles radio broadcast of September 20. The entire show (1 hour segment) can be heard here. Eric Margolis, foreign correspondent and author of War at the Top of the World and American Raj, discusses how the Afghan...
by Scott | Sep 3, 2010 | Interviews
Eric Margolis, foreign correspondent and author of War at the Top of the World and American Raj, discusses the appalling lack of knowledge displayed by the U.S. occupation forces in Afghanistan, how Americans are too uneducated and impatient to rival the British...
by Scott | Aug 23, 2010 | Interviews
Eric Margolis, foreign correspondent and author of War at the Top of the World and American Raj, discusses the devastation caused by Pakistan’s flood, U.S. monetary aid that props up Pakistan’s economy and government, a likely return to military rule in...
by Scott | Jul 26, 2010 | Interviews
Internationally syndicated columnist Eric Margolis discusses the biggest intelligence leak in history courtesy WikiLeaks and (probably) Bradley Manning, the much higher Afghan civilian casualties than publicly acknowledged, much ado about Pakistan’s...
by Scott | Jul 26, 2010 | Interviews
This recording is excerpted from the KPFK Strategy Session program of July 26th. Scott Horton separately interviews Eric Margolis and Tom Engelhardt. The audio for Tom Engelhardt begins around 17:10. The complete recording can be heard here. Internationally syndicated...
by Scott | Jul 19, 2010 | Interviews
Eric Margolis, foreign correspondent and author of War at the Top of the World and American Raj, discusses the just released 2001 video of Benjamin Netanyahu mocking the stupidity of the 80% of Americans who support Israel and the ease with which Tel Aviv can dictate...
by Scott | Jun 29, 2010 | Interviews
Internationally syndicated columnist Eric Margolis discusses the cultural meaning of WWII for Americans, nostalgia in Russia for Soviet times, the US and British capitulation to Stalin at the Yalta Conference, why FDR was a senile fool and/or a communist and how the...
by Scott | Jun 2, 2010 | Interviews
Internationally syndicated columnist Eric Margolis discusses the indications that US military action in Pakistan will soon escalate beyond drone missile strikes, the ignorance and arrogance of American strategists and policy makers, Israel’s hard working (and...
by Scott | Apr 7, 2010 | Interviews
Internationally syndicated columnist Eric Margolis discusses US displeasure with ‘puppet’ Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s recent intransigence, the solid representation of former Afghan Communist Party members in the current government and security forces,...
by Scott | Mar 2, 2010 | Interviews
Gareth Porter and Eric Margolis discuss Gen. McChrystal’s ‘government in a box’ plan for Afghanistan, military actions that are motivated more by a desire to influence US public opinion than to achieve strategic gains, Obama’s secondary role in formulating...
by Scott | Jan 7, 2010 | Interviews
This interview is excerpted from Scott Horton’s January 7th guest host appearance on KPFK’s Daily Briefing radio show. The full show is here. Internationally syndicated columnist Eric Margolis discusses the infighting between intelligence agencies trying to deflect...
by Scott | Dec 31, 2009 | Interviews
Internationally syndicated columnist Eric Margolis discusses the structure of a thoroughly propagandized populace, the al Qaeda moniker’s usefulness as the media’s lazy shorthand for ‘evildoers,’ Yemen’s emergence as the ‘Afghanistan of the Arabian...
by Scott | Nov 13, 2009 | Interviews
Internationally syndicated columnist Eric Margolis discusses the corrupt and unpopular ‘Mr. 10 Percent’ Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, his invasion — at Hillary’s insistence — of Waziristan, the possibility of a U.S. attempt to seize Pakistan’s...
by Scott | Oct 29, 2009 | Interviews
Internationally syndicated columnist Eric Margolis discusses the low quality of traditional media news available to U.S. audiences, how the Afghanistan election runoff is shaping up to be just as fraudulent as the first go-round, U.S. support for mujahedeen between...
by Scott | Sep 16, 2009 | Interviews
Eric Margolis, author of War at the Top of the World: The Struggle for Afghanistan, Kashmir and Tibet, discusses the massing of Indian troops on the India/China border, how nearly every border dispute outside the Western world stems from British imperialism, the...
by Scott | Sep 15, 2009 | Podcast, Stress Blog
Today on Antiwar Radio: Eric Margolis, Daniel Lakemacher, Gareth Porter and Rebecca Vilkomerson 1-3 95.9 in Austin or stream from http://KAOSRadioAustin.org or http://antiwar.com/radio
by Scott | Sep 15, 2009 | Interviews
Internationally syndicated columnist Eric Margolis discusses the terrorist safe-haven and failed state of Somalia, U.S. mission creep on the African continent, the questionable legal authority of assassination via airstrike, Afghanistan’s fraudulent election and...
by | Aug 23, 2009 | Stress Blog